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Below are the details on PDOT’s annual Bike to Work day celebration: Bike to Work celebration on Wednesday, May 7 (PORTLAND, OR) – The City of Portland Office of Transportation – Transportation Options Division and the SmartTrips Downtown program – will host a Bike to Work celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Wednesday, May 7, … Read more
This just in from event organizers: The 2008 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Needs Volunteers and Hosts The Mt. Hood Cycling Classic, a Gorge classic, is back again this year and kicks off in less that a month! This world class professional cycling race gears up Tuesday, May 13 and finishes on Sunday, May 18. Check … Read more
This Saturday, Seasons — a new mountain bike movie from The Collective — will debut at the McMenamins Bagdad Theater in Southeast Portland. The event is being hosted by Fat Tire Farm. Check out the trailer below…
This just in from local race promoter Jim Anderson: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JIM ANDERSON RACE ORGANIZER 503-975-8229 JIM-ANDERSON@COMCAST.NET www.racemondaynight.com Bicycle races at Portland International Raceway start up for the summer – Featuring an introduction to bicycle racing clinics for women!
BicyclingHub.com is an online bike apparel retailer based in Portland. Back in November, the company opened a retail store at the corner of Taylor and Water Avenues in Southeast Portland.
(Website will be launched May 1). The coalition working to create the massive bike event known as One Million Bicycles needs to hire two national coordinators — one to oversee an estimated 300 rallies in 50 states and the other to oversee a program to give away 1,000,000 bicycles. Do you love bikes and want … Read more
I’ve been sent a link to this video of an automated bike-parking elevator in Japan by at least 10 people, so I figured I should share it…
Press Release below from the Office of Transportation: MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release April 24, 2008 Is Biking Faster than Driving to Work? Widmer Brothers Kick Off Bike Month Celebration (PORTLAND, OR) – Kurt and Rob Widmer will help the Portland Office of Transportation kick off National Bike Month with a friendly bike/car commuter “challenge” … Read more
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Miller, 503-823-1121 April 23, 2008 Or: Shoshanah Oppenheim, 503-823-1125 ADAMS, LEONARD, AND SALTZMAN FILE ORDINANCE TO ACQUIRE AND RELOCATE SAUVIE ISLAND BRIDGE (PORTLAND, OR) – The Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) announced today that City Commissioners Sam Adams, Randy Leonard, and Dan Saltzman will together file a City … Read more
This just in from PDOT: COMMISSIONERS ADAMS, LEONARD, AND SALTZMAN ANNOUNCE NEW APPROACH TO ACQUIRE AND RELOCATE SAUVIE ISLAND BRIDGE (PORTLAND, OR) – A press conference to announce the City’s new approach to acquire the center span of the Sauvie Island Bridge and relocate it from its current location to NW Flanders Street over I-405 … Read more
Below is the full text of an upcoming bike/truck safety event organized by PDOT: NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 22, 2008 Contact: Suzanne Kahn, Phone: 503-823-1758 Share the Road Bike – Truck Safety Education Event (PORTLAND, OR) – Bikes and Trucks can Share the Road. The City of Portland Office of Transportation, Maintenance Operations … Read more
Just an FYI for readers that use Delta Park and ride between Portland and Vancouver. Below is the weekly traffic update from ODOT about the I-5 Delta Park Project.
Comment of the Week: Real talk about building bikeways in east Portland